Rick Swartz

Adjunct Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-4866

Assistant
Donna Hoppenheim, Administrative Research Coordinator, 416-480-6100 Ext. 85428

Recent ICES Grants

Cardiac DOC: the predictive validity of a simple screen for Depression, Obstructive sleep apnea and Cognitive impairment (DOC) to identify heart failure patients at risk of adverse outcomes in a prospective, multicenter cohort

Principal investigators: Edwards JD, Ross HJ, Swartz R
Co-investigators: Austin PC, Bhatia RS, Boulos MI, Lanctôt KL, Lee DS, Lindsay MP, Madan M, Mielniczuk LM, Poon S, Porepa LF, Robillard R, Van Spall H

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2022; $100,000

Stroke Metrics for quAlity, Reporting, and Translation in the implementation of EndoVascular Thrombectomy (SMART-EVT)

Principal investigators: Kapral MK, Yu AYX
Co-investigators: Atzema C, Austin PC, Field T, Fralick M, Hill MD, Jin A, Krings T, Linkewich E, Mamdani M, Mandzia J, Silver F, Swartz R

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2020-2024; $1,325,008

Determining sex disparities In Stroke Care and Outcomes to Optimize recovERy (DISCOVER)

Principal investigators: Kapral MK, Yu AYX
Co-investigators: Austin PC, Bayley M, Bronskill S, Krahn M, Smith E, Swartz RH

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Grant-in-Aid
2019-2022; $249,738

Recent Awards & Recognition

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Ontario Clinician Scientist Phase II Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Rick Swartz. Clinician-scientist awardees have demonstrated a commitment to building an influential program of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health research relevant to the foundation’s mission.

4/23/2019

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship

2014: Awarded to Dr. Rick Swartz. The award is presented annually to a highly rated investigator working in cerebrovascular research.

6/15/2014

Recent ICES Publications

10/14/2020

Depression and diabetes mellitus multimorbidity is associated with loss of independence and dementia poststroke

Ouk M, Wu C, Colby-Milley J, Fang J, Zhou L, Shah BR, Herrmann N, Lanctot KL, Linkewich E, Law M, Swartz RH, Kapral MK, Black SE, MacIntosh BJ, Edwards JD, Swardfager W. Stroke. 2020; 191(3):396-404. Epub 2020 Oct 14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031068

1/28/2020

Sex differences in care need and survival in patients admitted to nursing home poststroke

Yu AYX, Maclagan LC, Diong C, Austin PC, Kapral MK, Swartz RH, Bronskill SE. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020; 47(2):153-9. Epub 2020 Jan 28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2019.335

1/10/2020

Geographic access to stroke care services in rural communities in Ontario, Canada

Kapral MK, Hall R, Gozdyra P, Yu AYX, Jin AY, Martin C, Silver FL, Swartz RH, Manuel D, Fang J, Porter J, Koifman J, Austin PC. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020; 47(3):301-8. Epub 2020 Jan 10. DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2020.9

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